Pakistan Conducts Airstrikes on Eastern Afghanistan, Casualties Reported

According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, Pakistan carried out airstrikes on Monday morning in the Kunar province of eastern Afghanistan, killing at least three people and injuring four others. The strikes, which reportedly targeted a house in the Batani area of Noor Gol, began around 3 a.m. local time. Additional strikes were also reported in the Barmal district of the Paktika border province.

The Pakistani military announced on Sunday that six of its soldiers were killed during escalating tensions in the country’s northwest, near the shared border with Afghanistan. These airstrikes come amid a backdrop of increasing friction between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Islamabad has previously accused Afghan authorities of harboring elements of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for carrying out attacks against Pakistan, allegations that the Afghan Taliban have denied.